RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Radioactive iodine therapy as single modality treatment in tumor thrombus arising from follicular thyroid carcinoma
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP jnmt.120.247122
DO 10.2967/jnmt.120.247122
A1 Anwin Joseph Kavanal
A1 Deepa Singh
A1 Ashwani Sood
A1 Sarath B Kumar
A1 Swayamjeet Satapathy
A1 Bhagwant Rai Mittal
YR 2020
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2020/09/03/jnmt.120.247122.abstract
AB Differentiated thyroid carcinoma rarely involves great veins with tumor thrombosis. Multimodality treatment with surgery, radioiodine therapy and targeted therapies are used for management of tumor thrombus associated with thyroid malignancies, though no established guidelines exist. Authors present a woman of post-operative follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) thyroid with tracer avid tumor thrombus in right brachiocephalic vein, treated with 131-iodine (131I) as a single modality for both remnant and tumor thrombus. Her subsequent follow-ups revealed excellent response to treatment.